Garment



Aug. 28, 1934. JULIUS 1,972,045

GARMENT Filed Sept. 27, 1953 INVENTOR Z'sffier Jalias.

Patented Aug. 28, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to garments, and more particularly garments applicable to the upper part of the body, and more especially for women.

The objects of the invention are to provide a 5 garment giving a support to the wearers breasts such that the breasts will be both supported and held in outstanding position and enable the woman to have a natural developed appearance and graceful lines; to provide a garment which avoids the tendency of the usual brassire, corset and the like to squeeze the breasts, and particularly to avoid squeezing them toward each other; to provide a garment which positively, comfortably and unobstrusively holds the breasts apart; to strengthen the breast ligaments; to provide support under the breast and prevent it from sagging and also to provide lateral support to prevent unnatural outward spreading of the breasts; to provide a garment which tends to hug the body between the wearers breasts and thus avoid undesired exposure thereof both with the body in normal position and in bent position; to secure simplicity of construction,application and removal; and to obtain other advantages and ,re-

scription.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views:-

- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved garment in use.

Figure 2 is an inside View of'the garment spread out; and.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the specific embodiment ofthe .invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates the body of myimproved garment, this body taking the form in the present instance of a brassiere as heretofore known in the art. I do not confine the invention to any particular design of this body 1, except that I deem it most desirable for accomplishing best results and fulfilling all of the objects abovegiven, that the said body be form fitting. That is to say, there should be a fullness of material at that part of the garment body which overlies the middle part of the wearers breasts. Such fullness may be accomplished by pleating the mate- 50, rial, as at 2, from one edge of the garment to the part thereof which overlies the said middle parts of the wearers breasts. The central ,upper part of the garment is shown as cut V-shape which likewise assists in making the garment form fitting around the contour of the breasts. The

sults as may be brought out in the following de-' outer ends of the garment may have any usual or suitable fastening means whereby the garment may be secured together after being applied in proper place around the users body.

On the inner side of the garment 1, I'attach the means which, in combination with the body 1 supports, retains and separates the wearers breasts. As here shown this means comprises a pair of stiffened members 3, 3which are relatively close to the middle of the garment and diverge outwardly upward at an angle to each other less than ninety degrees. Preferably these stiffened members are substantially the length of and extend as high as the pleats 2, or in other words, the upper ends of the stiffened members when the garment is worn, will be as high as the middle of the wearers breasts, but offset therefrom toward the middle of the garment.

Each member 3 has upper and lower connecting straps 4, 5 respectively connected thereto for exerting lateral pull upon the said member. These connecting straps-4, 5 converge and the outer meeting ends are attached to belt sections 6, 6, one or both of which has an elastic portion '7 and the outer ends of said sections having fastenso ing means, such as hook and eye, by which the belt sections may be united at the back of the wearer. It may be noted, that preferably the lower connecting strap 5 of each pair of straps is shorter than the upper one, as a result of which 35 the greatest tension is upon the lower strap when the belt girdles the wearers body. The greater length of the upper straps accommodates the fullness of the breasts, applying some tension to the upper end of the stiffened member. It will be seen that the .structure is such that the wearers breasts are held apart largely by the stiffened members and partly by the straps 4, 5, and are held up or supported by the belt sections, which, in conjunction with the body of the garment also prevent undesired outward spreading of the breasts. In passing, it may furthermore be stated that the stiffened members are preferably covered whale-bone, strip spring-steel or other suitable substance having normal rigidity for the required use, but which, if an abnormal condition arises, may bend. In conclusion, let me state that the structure very comfortably, and effectively maintains the users breasts in a natural outstanding position, separated, and by main-- taining such position of the breasts, avoiding squeezing, the ligaments become stronger and the breasts assume and maintain their natural form more readily.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1'!

the body girdling portion.

1.' A garment as characterized, having a body girdling portion and having a pair of stiffened members at the front part of the garment which diverge outwardly upward'at an angle to each other, and means other than the body attached to said members and extending outwardly therefrom for holding said members apart from each other and close against the body of the wearer with a separate tension from that afforded by 2. A garment as characterized, having a body girdling portion and having a pair of stifiened members at the front part of the garment which divergeoutwardly upward at an angle to each other, a pair of straps attached to each said member, at opposite ends thereof, each pair of straps being attached to a belt section whereby lateral tension may be applied to the said members for holding the same against the wearers body.

3. A garment as characterized, having a body girdling portion and having a pair of stiflened members at the front part of the garment which diverge outwardly upward at an angle to each other, a pair of straps attached to each said memher, at opposite ends thereof, each pair of straps being attached to a belt section whereby lateral tension may be applied to the said members for holding the same against the wearers body, the upper one of said straps of each pair being longer than the lower one whereby greater tension is ap--' plied to the lower ends of said members.

4. A garment as characterized, comprising a body having pleats extending upwardly of the body at spaced distances from the middle of the front thereof and terminating at a distance from the upper edge thereof so as to provide a fullness coming to a peak at the upper end of the pleat,

and stiffened members positioned one between each .of said pleats and the middle front of the garment, said members extending upwardly to substantially the same elevation as the upper plying a tension for both positioning and sup-- portingthe bust of the wearer supplemental to support afforded by the pleated body.

ESTHER JULIUS. 

